The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-06
THE PASSING HOUR.

some pt Inc New YORK congressman are /
taking boxing lessons" says the Brooklyn Eagle |
scribe. "Thcy say they ,o not get sufficient cy- (
crcisc and that the new pastmc Is just what they
need. Congressman Mnh"ncy, of brooklyn, and
of fonkcls nrc occasionally Ia he I
seen prncticing with the gloves and are rapidly
developing an aptitude which makes them
formidable antagonists. Crane, of Texas, and
Iaiwcr, of Chicago, are among later acquisitions
To those who believe In ciiltiynting the noble
art the former being one of the most mus
ln ppiIs. Perry % nenant III s takes @ fencing isssonq
This is more in accord with his health. II
would not he Il bnd idea IL he would ndl pistol
would then bc ready for amy bciligcrcntly dis
posed individual who happened to cross his path
way"
"rhc death OF Fred Ncilson," sayS Brunswick
in the Boston Gazette, 'has saved his wife the
trouble of getting divorce. Mrs. Fred Nelson is
considered one of the handsomcst young married
women In New York, anh y y, one Of the weaihiest
come Is the same ns his. Fred NeilsOn was book.
keeper in her fathers counting-honsc, and she
upon his giving up his business ana living on her
money. He did this reluctantly mt first, hut
finally fell naturally into ,ho, T. H. amd i,,ht she INA ads & him
draw on her for what he wanted, and they lived
comparatively happy fora time Then she got
tired Of him, and went 10 Newport to live unii
divorce could be arranged but don't think thai
nny has been granted dyetnni none needbe; forthc
divorce that death hns granted Is much more
eilcctiinl ana much more respectable than that
decrccd by the courts"
Evidently the Washington correspondent of
the Brooklyn Eagle has been imposed upon
ho could not have written is follows: 'rhe num-
b,r of young men in Washington who have in
s,rance and real estate Offices Is very large Asa
i1ilo they are the SONS OF rich people, some al
whom nrc prominent in public life The real cs-
tate and insurance offices are simply places in
which to idle away their time ana conduct their or,
gics without unseemly interruption; Few Of them
when asked about business, nnd talk vaguely
about big opportunities for the purchase oi land
/ in the country, The Offices ns rule are luxuri-
oisly furnished and wcll stocked with refresh
ncnts. Some oi the young men might lust as wen
| betcning bar in an avenue liquor store, for they
| do nothing from morning tillnight hut serve ont
patent fluids Ia their friends. There are few in
/ deed who keep man for this purpose. lie Il
awy, intfntiy s,nIyns 9o9h whsn si,o a n.1
bottles appear again and the real estate business
is once more IN iull blast"
-.
! According to the correspondent of the Boston
Gdzstie, New York society is having good
laugh. There IL a certain lady of great wealth in
this city who has done everything during the
past year to inBrnlinlc herself WIN the 'iiisi
families al this metropolis. She tnok house in
The most cNsl,islN. n.iaiier OF town, illh shc
Giles Ia her entertainments, aud they all came.
This lady gave out that she was going 10 open
the charity ball with 4 distinguished military
Oiiiccr oi the inie war, The night Oi the charity y
ball came, and the names of the couples who were
Ia march in the procession were read hut this
ludy'snnInc not only did not Lead all the rest, but
was not mentioned NJ all except Ia the daily pa.
pcrs, some OF which gave the account that she hn,
prepared In advance, hut Il was u false statement
There has been a good deal Of talk and a
good deal of gossip ON this Interesting subject
and It Is generally understood that tho
lady lad "A severe snub. iiht ! think II
would have been much more becoming In the
ladies who snubbcd her in public IL they had dc.
clined her Invitations In private and not have
broken her bread ana ihcn turned 'heir back'
upon her"